Sky · Solstices and equinoxes
December solstice
Mon, December 21, 2020, 4:02 am CT · Computed (rule)
6 yr ago
Shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; winter begins there.
Every year
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Source, method and history
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- US Naval Observatory
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- Sun position search with Astronomy Engine.
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- 2026-09-25: added to 2020-12-21